Fishing Hole spawn times kinda suck...

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Arunei
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Which has always been a problem, but in an event that encourages people to spam fishing way more than the player base usually does? Fishing Holes are drying up after two or three casts, or sometimes as soon as you get there, because there are SO many people fishing now. And the spawn timers are horrible, especially for Hole types that already have a smaller number of spawn locations (like Foul).

I don't suppose it would be possible to like...decrease the timer so they spawn more frequently during the event? I haven't seriously fished in years because it just takes so long and is so tedious, but with curated drops (once they get it fixed), I figured I might as well try to get some of the Dyes and work towards the Fishing Vessel furnishing. But with as quickly as Holes dry up and as infrequently as they spawn, the curated drops don't matter. What good is getting Trophy Fish you haven't earned when you only manage one or two casts before you're spending minutes running around looking for another Hole? It may as well be fishing outside of the event without curated drops for all the time you aren't saving.

Idk, I only spent about an hour doing it before I had to hop off. Am I jumping the gun and you actually DO save time with curated drops despite how few and far between certain Holes are? For zones where the curated drops are working, that is.

Also petition to do something to make fishing at least a little more engaging somehow. Add like...idk...line tension and actual reel mechanics? Make it a minigame of sorts?
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  • nenekotanb16_ESO
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    Spawn timer is almost immediate. Problem is it only spawns a certain amount of fishing holes in the zone (one hole gets replaced by another). If you have a group of fishers hogging a few holes, they will start spawning other holes in the zone instead.

    Better to find a slightly worse fishing spot that is not being hogged and the fishing holes will likely keep respawning due to the other people.
  • Arunei
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    Ugh, the only problem with that is there probably aren't going to be many, if any, spots where a bunch of people aren't gathered. And if Holes spawn randomly, it means specific ones with fewer numbers (like Foul) are less likely to spawn than those with a whole bunch (it feels like Stonefalls is mostly Ocean and River I swear).
    Character List [RP and PvE]:
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    Stands-Against-Death: Argonian Magplar Healer - Crafter
    Krisiel: Redguard Stamsorc DPS - Literally crazy Werewolf, no like legit insane. She nuts
    Kiju Veran: Khajiit Stamblade DPS - Ex-Fighters Guild Suthay who likes to punch things, nicknamed Tinykat
    Niralae Elsinal: Altmer Stamsorc DPS - Young Altmer with way too much Magicka
    Sarah Lacroix: Breton Magsorc DPS - Fledgling Vampire who drinks too much water
    Slondor: Nord Tankblade - TESified verson of Slenderman
    Marius Vastino: Imperial <insert role here> - Sarah's apathetic sire who likes to monologue
    Delthor Rellenar: Dunmer Magknight DPS - Sarah's ex who's a certified psychopath
    Lirawyn Calatare: Altmer Magplar Healer - Traveling performer and bard who's 101% vanilla bean
    Gondryn Beldeau: Breton Tankplar - Sarah's Mages Guild mentor and certified badass old person
    Gwendolyn Jenelle: Breton Magplar Healer - Friendly healer with a coffee addiction
    Soliril Larethian- Altmer Magblade DPS - Blind alchemist who uses animals to see and brews plagues in his spare time
    Tevril Rallenar: Dunmer Stamcro DPS - Delthor's "special" younger brother who raises small animals as friends
    Celeroth Calatare: Bosmer <insert role here> - Shapeshifting Bosmer with enough sass to fill Valenwood

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  • nenekotanb16_ESO
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    I'm 99% sure it's type specific (so a Foul hole spawns a Foul hole). Stonefalls is one of the more annoying ones.

    To help you find particular holes, can find some online fishing maps, see https://fishingintamriel.com/fishing-maps-for-eso/enbonheart-pact-fishing-maps/#jp-carousel-359 for Stonefalls for example.
  • katanagirl1
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    Respawn times for everything really need to be sped up when events are going on. That is a no-brainer. You want players engaged with the game and not waiting for things to happen because many of them will just log out and do something else. I have done all the zones but even when there is not an event you can run around for quite a long time before you find a fishing hole. Also, If you’re using that expensive Arteaum fish food you really don’t want to be wasting it.
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  • Arunei
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    I'm 99% sure it's type specific (so a Foul hole spawns a Foul hole). Stonefalls is one of the more annoying ones.

    To help you find particular holes, can find some online fishing maps, see https://fishingintamriel.com/fishing-maps-for-eso/enbonheart-pact-fishing-maps/#jp-carousel-359 for Stonefalls for example.
    Thanks for the link, but I didn't explain clearly what I meant heh. It sounds like there's only a set number of Holes active at any time. What I meant by random spawns is when one Hole dries up, the one that spawns in it's place could be that same type, but it could be one of the others too.

    Some Holes are VERY common, like Ocean. So if a Foul Hole (...that sounds so wrong lol) dries up, and there are a lot fewer Foul ones than Ocean, it means it's more likely one of those more numerous Holes will spawn instead of another Foul. Which means certain Holes are less likely to spawn in because they're competing with Holes of higher concentration.

    I didn't mean that each individual Hole can spawn as any kind, which thank goodness each Hole is locked go a specific type or else fishing would be even worse than it is now lol.
    Also, If you’re using that expensive Arteaum fish food you really don’t want to be wasting it.
    I hadn't even considered that but it's a very good point.
    Edited by Arunei on January 24, 2025 7:37PM
    Character List [RP and PvE]:
    Spoiler
    Stands-Against-Death: Argonian Magplar Healer - Crafter
    Krisiel: Redguard Stamsorc DPS - Literally crazy Werewolf, no like legit insane. She nuts
    Kiju Veran: Khajiit Stamblade DPS - Ex-Fighters Guild Suthay who likes to punch things, nicknamed Tinykat
    Niralae Elsinal: Altmer Stamsorc DPS - Young Altmer with way too much Magicka
    Sarah Lacroix: Breton Magsorc DPS - Fledgling Vampire who drinks too much water
    Slondor: Nord Tankblade - TESified verson of Slenderman
    Marius Vastino: Imperial <insert role here> - Sarah's apathetic sire who likes to monologue
    Delthor Rellenar: Dunmer Magknight DPS - Sarah's ex who's a certified psychopath
    Lirawyn Calatare: Altmer Magplar Healer - Traveling performer and bard who's 101% vanilla bean
    Gondryn Beldeau: Breton Tankplar - Sarah's Mages Guild mentor and certified badass old person
    Gwendolyn Jenelle: Breton Magplar Healer - Friendly healer with a coffee addiction
    Soliril Larethian- Altmer Magblade DPS - Blind alchemist who uses animals to see and brews plagues in his spare time
    Tevril Rallenar: Dunmer Stamcro DPS - Delthor's "special" younger brother who raises small animals as friends
    Celeroth Calatare: Bosmer <insert role here> - Shapeshifting Bosmer with enough sass to fill Valenwood

    PC - NA - EP - CP1000+
    Avid RPer. Hit me up in-game @Ras_Lei if you're interested in getting together for some arr-pee shenanigans!
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